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Durango Independent Film Festival
The Durango Independent Film Festival (DIFF) celebrates stories and storytellers. In 2025, we will celebrate our 20th anniversary of inspiring audiences with films they would never see anywhere else in the rural 4 Corners region of Colorado. We bring filmmakers and community together for an annual, beloved 5-day event in Durango – using film to spark conversations, boost the local economy, and encourage Southwest Colorado's students (K-12) to embrace & harness the power of storytelling. Last year, we reached almost 2,000 students! With your help – we hope to encourage even more young people this year.
Durango Film brings a community together with independent filmmakers for the unique opportunity to experience and discuss global, innovative, and diverse films. We are committed to promoting film production in the Four Corners and serving as a liaison between the production crew and the community, thereby creating positive socio-economic impact.
The Durango Independent Film Festival was founded in 2005 by key staff members of a previous festival when it announced it would close due to financial difficulties. To continue filling a need for sharing diverse and relevant films in our community, volunteers met with local business leaders and successfully presented its inaugural film festival in March 2006.
Our IRS designation as a 501(c)3 charity became effective retroactively to our date of incorporation in 2005. The board of directors amended the organization's primary name to Durango Film Institute to reflect a desire to create a presence as a year-round organization. Durango Film continues to partner with the globally-screened Manhattan Short Film Festival as the official presenter in Durango. We also present our much-loved Best of the Fest screenings.
We just brought on award-winning filmmaker, Carol L. Fleisher, as our new Executive Director in 2023. Our volunteer staff are passionate about film and the organization. We leverage volunteer hours and in-kind contributions so that our cash resources can be used as efficiently as possible.
In 2019, we brought the Four Corners Film Office into our organization and updated our mission statement to reflect our commitment to promoting film productions in the area.
Organization name
Durango Independent Film Festival
other names
Durango Independent Film Festival, DIFF
2005
Tax id (EIN)
20-3395808
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
835 Main Avenue, #208Headquarters
835 Main Avenue, #208La Plata County, CO, US